Tomorrow evening sees the Alex travel to the Kassam Stadium to face Oxford United in our second away game in the league of the season.
Last Season:
They would finish 6th place in League 1 as they won 22, drawn 8 and lost 16 and lose 3-0 at home to Blackpool in the playoff semi-final first leg before drawing the second leg 3-3.
This season saw them draw 1-1 at Cambridge United on the opening day before beating Charlton Athletic 2-1 on Saturday, either side of a 4-2 penalties win at Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup to set up a trip to Queens Park Rangers next week.
Transfers:
Oxford have made 7 signings this summer, 4 permanent deals and 3 season-long loans, with defenders Steve Seddon and Jordan Thorniley (the latter on loan), midfielder Marcus McGuane and forwards Billy Bodin (who had a loan spell with the Alex during our 2011-12 promotion season), Ryan Williams, Nathan Holland and Gavin Whyte (the latter two on loan) joining the club.
They have allowed 9 players to leave on permanent deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
U’s Wins: 7
Draws: 5
Biggest Alex Win: 3-1 at the Alexandra Stadium in September 2011
Biggest U’s Win: 6-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in April 2021
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 0-6 Oxford United, 10th April 2021
Josh Ruffels gave the visitors the lead in the 36th minute before James Henry would double the lead 4 minutes later. Elliott Moore would add the third just before the break with Brandon Barker scoring within a couple of minutes of the break. Cameron Brannagan added the fifth on 50 minutes with substitute Sam Winnall completing the scoring in the 84th minute.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Daniels (Offord 53), Lancashire (Wood 46), Beckles, Pickering; Murphy, Wintle, Ainley (Porter 46); Dale (Walker 53), Mandron, Kirk (Evans 53)
Oxford: Stevens; Long (Hanson 62), Moore, Atkinson, Ruffels; Henry (Forde 80), Brannagan, Sykes; Lee (Agyei 62), Taylor (Winnall 62), Barker (Shodipo 62)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Neil Cutler, Bruce Grobbelaar, Scott Shearer
Defenders: Steve Davis, Cheyenne Dunkley, Michael Raynes, Anthony Tonkin, Harry Worley
Midfielders: Billy Bodin, Junior Brown
Forwards: Steve Anthrobus, Jordan Bowery, Bernard Evans, John Grant, Dean Morgan, Billy Whitehurst
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Bobby Madley the referee, Oliver Bickle and Simon Shaw are his assistants with Matthew Russell the fourth official. The following Crewe game has been refereed by Madley in the previous 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Gillingham (3rd November 2020)
